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Jet skis make a splash at Winged Deer Park summer series event
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — For the second straight year, the Blue Ridge Mountain Summer Series jet ski race is being held in Johnson City, Tennessee at Winged Deer Park. The event, which is put on by the American Jet Sport Association features rounds three and four of the 2024 summer series.
USGS, Alleghany County reporting earthquake
SPARTA, N.C. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting an earthquakes near Sparta early Saturday morning July 13. The tremor occurred at 5:44 a.m. Saturday about four miles south of Sparta near the Wilkes County border. The 2.2-Magnitude earthquake occurred at an approximate depth of three-point-seven miles. As of 10:00 a.m. Sunday, approximately 40 Alleghany County residents had reported feeling the earthquake to the USGS.
Princeton, several Big 10 schools among the early favorites in Class AAA
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Greg Carey and Joe Brocato take an early look at the “New” Class AAA football picture as 2023 Class AA title game participants Fairmont Senior and North Marion join the group.
Friends believe body found is Birchfield's, but hope he is alive
ELIZABETHTON — The search for Victor Birchfield by the Carter County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is continuing, but there are many of Birchfield’s family members and close friends who have the awful feeling that the search may have come to an end when a body was found in Butler on Saturday.
River Riders take down Axmen
Elizabethton won Saturday in the series opener to the Kingsport Axmen, 7-2. Elizabethton (13-20) fell behind early against Kingsport (15-18) after Jet Gilliam (College of Southern Nevada) scored on a passed ball. Rodriguez finished with two hits, one RBI, two walks and a run scored. The River Riders took the...
Charlottesville hosts statewide women’s rights conference
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Women leaders from across Virginia came to Charlottesville on Saturday, July 13 for the National Organization for Women’s state conference. The biennial conference of the National Organization for Women, or NOW, brought people together to consider ongoing issues and talk about new women’s rights initiatives.
Another earthquake measured near Sparta, fourth in less than a month
Another earthquake was recorded near Sparta in Alleghany County on Saturday, marking the fourth one in less than a month. This quake measured 2.2 magnitude and was centered 4.1 miles south-southeast of Sparta, 26.9 miles west of Mount Airy, and 36.5 miles east-northeast of Boone at 4:44 am, according to the United States Geological Society.
The Bayless scholarship golf tournament turns 20
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – Saturday marked another milestone for the Charlie & Jane Bayless Scholarship Golf Tournament. About 120 golfers, split among 30 teams, took to the Elizabethton Golf Course, as the event marked its 20th year of raising scholarship money for Happy Valley High School students. “We get them from Elizabethton, Hampton, Unicoi. Just […]
Investigators uncover alleged theft ring targeting Walmarts, Sam’s Clubs in at least 10 states
Yorktown, Va. (WTVR) Seven people are in Virginia police custody accused of being part of a sophisticated theft ring targeting retail stores like Walmart and Sam’s Club. Police say the group went from store to store stealing televisions, which they then sold online. “A huge operation for them,” said...
Actors Needed For Sports Rom-Com Series Set To Shoot In DMV Region
Set in Virginia, producers pitched the project "The Charity Case" as a "sports rom-com series about love, not romance," and now they are looking to fill out the cast. "A genius-level nine-year-old talks an ex-MMA fighter out of retirement for charitable reasons," according to the casting director. "Southpaw Sean Smith...
Nearly 1 in 3 central Virginians burdened by housing costs, according to Harvard study
Nearly one in three residents of the greater Richmond area are burdened by the cost of their housing, according to a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
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